WEB PHP/mySQL/Apache/etc Install Packages?

I've been trying to find a decent executable package containing the standard web server tools for windows systems to use as sort of a half-assed hack on my laptop for doing offline web development. I tend to travel a lot, and its much easier to be able to test code and databases on my own machine rather than wasting 4-5 hours on a plane or train jerking off doing nothing.

I used Foxserv in the past, and I'm experimenting with XAMPP currently - the only problem I'm having is that XAMPP fucks up the SQL install and renders the admin software useless by throwing .dll exceptions every 30 seconds.

Any suggestions to alternatives, besides just installing them all separately?